Weird Nightmare (Meditations On Mingus)

by Various

Weird Nightmare (Meditations On Mingus) cover art

The acclaimed producer orchestrates a staggering, deeply unconventional tribute to the compositions of Charles Mingus. Employing an absurdly eclectic roster including Keith Richards, Chuck D, Leonard Cohen, and Diamanda Galás playing custom Harry Partch instruments, the album is a shadowy, surrealistic reimagining of Mingus's legendary jazz catalog.

Genres

  • Dark Jazz
  • Avant-Garde Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Canon (Part 1)
  2. Meditations On Integration
  3. Canon (Part 2)
  4. Jump Monk
  5. Weird Nightmare
  6. Work Song
  7. Self-Portrait In 3 Colors
  8. Purple Heart
  9. Tonight At Noon
  10. Gunslinging Bird
  11. Weird Nightmare Interlude
  12. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird / Haitian Fight Song Montage
  13. Open Letter To Duke
  14. The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
  15. Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
  16. Eclipse
  17. Pithecanthropus Erectus
  18. Freedom
  19. Weird Nightmare (Reprise)